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Gttorneg Patented July 23, 1940 r P AT EN OFFICE POLISHING MEANS George T. Gaebel, Omaha, Ncbr., assignor of seventy-five per cent to Stanley Herbrick,

Omaha, Nebr.

Application February 13, 1939, Serial No. 256,129

3 Claims.

This invention relates to the polishing art and more particularly to a means for practicing polishing operations.

It is an object of the invention to .provide a 5 means for imparting a luster to the surface of furniture, automobile bodies and the like with a minimum of labor, and at a comparatively low cost.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be understood from the following detailed description thereof.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a top plan View of the device of the present invention, certain portions thereof being broken away.

Figure 2 is a transverse section thereof taken on line 22 of Figure 1.

The invention discloses a composition of matter which consists of comminuted corn starch and impalpable coloring matter such as lampblack or the like for imparting a, desired color to the corn starch for purposes later described and it will be understood that for certain polishing purposes said coloring matter may be omitted. When used, lampblack is admixed with the corn starch in approximately a proportion of twenty percent lampblack and eighty percent corn starch.

Referring to the drawing the composition of matter or corn starch is indicated at Ill, being disposed within a container ll formed of cloth. The texture of the container H is such that it will permit small quantities of its said contents to pass therethrough at times when the container is tapped against an indurate surface whereby said contents will slowly exude in dust form, the texture of the container ll making it possible for an operator to evenly distribute the contents of the container over a waxed surface.

The container or cloth sack l l is housed within an outer foraminous casing l2 formed of flexible material such as or similar to coarse toweling or the like having a comparatively coarse weave as shown in the drawing for purposes later described.

The method of polishing a surface which is susceptible of being polished for imparting a lustrous appearance thereto is as follows:

To said surface the operator first applies wax by any suitable means, not shown, such as a cloth. Preferably paste wax is employed and a comparatively thin film of the wax for all conventional purposes is all that is necessary and the thinner said film is applied the more advantageous result is obtainable.

The device shown in the drawing is next lightly tapped against said Lmpolished and waxed surface whereby a small amount of the contents of the sack H becomes evenly applied and a small portion of corn starch thereby becomes placed in intimate contact with the film of wax covering the said surface; whereupon any suitable cloth is employed and rubbed against the surface which has been treated as above described and it will be understood that a comparatively minimum amount of rubbing is necessary for a lustrous appearance to be provided for the said surface.

The coarse outer cloth container 12 permits the contents of the inner sack II to freely exude therefrom and protects the finely woven inner sack II from becoming clogged with the Wax during said tapping operation, said outer sack l2 being formed of strong coarse threads which also provides a reinforcement for the inner container ll'and said outer and inner sacks cooperate to prevent the contents of the sack II from unduly spreading over the surface to be treated, as well as from spreading about a room upon unwaxed surfaces and altering the appearances thereof and also prevents a waste of material.

For creamy or light colored surfaces the impalpable coloring matter may be omitted and for surfaces of darker colors said impalpable coloring matter is accordingly admixed with the corn starch although for black surfaces and where lampblack is employed the proportion of twenty percent lampblack and eighty percent corn 7 starch has been found satisfactory.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device for the purpose described comprising comminuted corn starch, disposed within a flexible cloth container, said container having a texture and weave such that only small quantities of the corn starch will pass outwardly therethrough at times when the container is tapped against a hard surface, and an outer flexible container formed of flexible cloth having a comparatively coarse weave such that it is not readily adapted to become clogged with wax when rubbed upon a waxed surface.

2. A device as defined in claim 1 in which the comminuted corn starch is admixed with and contains a preselected amount of impalpable coloring matter.

3. A device for the purpose described comprising two flexible cloth containersthe one disposedwithin the other, a quantity of comminuted corn starch disposed within the inner container, the texture of the latter being so constructed and tainer being so constituted that it will not readily become clogged with wax when tapped against a. hard surface having polishing wax spread thereover, whereby corn starch from the inner container may be disposed in contact with a 5 waxed surface.

GEORGE T. GAEBEL. 

